Trains departed from Harrow on the Hill for Uxbridge at 10.50am, 11.50am, 12.50pm, 1.50pm and 2.50pm, with platforms at the stations in between rammed with enthusiasts eager to get a glimpse.

Organisers were hoping to run the Metropolitan Locomotive Number One, but during final tests in the lead up to the day mechanics discovered that an old repair had become defective in the smoke box and was replaced by the Locomotive L150 to ensure no one was left disappointed.